Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga, verse 33
अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।
ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि ॥
Say itatha chet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣhyasi
tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ cha hitvā pāpam avāpsyasi
Translation
But if you will not fight this righteous war, then having abandoned your own duty and reputation, you will incur sin.
Swami Sivananda
On the other hand, if you do not fight this righteous battle, then you will incur sin, forsaking your own duty and fame.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
But if you do not fight this righteous war, you will be turning away from your duty and honor, and will incur sin.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
On the other hand, if you do not fight this righteous war, then you will incur sin by shirking your own duty and forfeiting your fame.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Refuse to fight in this righteous cause, and you will be a traitor, losing fame, incurring only sin.
Shri Purohit Swami
अब अगर तू यह धर्ममय युद्ध नहीं करेगा, तो अपने धर्म और कीर्तिका त्याग करके पापको प्राप्त होगा।
Swami Ramsukhdas
और यदि तुम इस धर्मयुद्ध को स्वीकार नहीं करोगे, तो स्वधर्म और कीर्ति को खोकर पाप को प्राप्त करोगे।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.